"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." And, no, that's not talking about the "national guard," lib-speak not withstanding.
After last Sunday's, April 13, Times editorial rant against legal gun ownership, I'm about ready to drop my subscription, especially after the recent price hikes. About the only things we look at are comics (not Clay's - those aren't funny) and the TV guide, anyway. Chattanoogan.com is looking better all the time.
The editor is living in fantasyland with regard to the "wild" west. Too many movies? Carrying guns kept everyone pretty polite and civilized in those days.
It is doubtful that any of our Nashville lawmakers are actually "hillbillies." Besides, so what if they were?
How many of the multitude of shootings in the Chattanooga area since January, 2013, were committed by law-abiding, responsible gun owners?
Philip W. Haymaker, Sr.
Hixson, TN